ABC News launches ‘World Newser’ blog, webcast

Elizabeth Vargas writes:

Tonight, Bob Woodruff & I begin our new role as co-anchors of World News Tonight. It is a momentous, and humbling, occasion for us. We know that this broadcast has a long, rich history and a tradition of excellence: it is one that we have been proud to be part of, and one that we hope to build upon. To that end, we are launching a number of new features in order to bring you inside our newsroom and bring the world’s news closer to you.

The World Newser is our daily blog. Here, you’ll find our thoughts on daily news and the way we build our broadcast; details from reporters in the field; videoblogs and reporter’s notebook entries, like Bob’s from Iran (see below), and the ones we posted during my trip to Baghdad for the Iraqi elections my trip to Baghdad for the Iraqi elections. We hope you will check in throughout the day for updates.

World News Now is our daily webcast. Every day at 3 pm, we’ll be live on the Web, with a roundup of the day’s news, in-depth conversations with our colleagues as news happens, and original reports prepared exclusively for viewers like you. It’s another way we’re realizing our goal of bringing you high-quality content throughout the day.

Our Broadcast Plus section is one we’ve rolled out over the last couple of months. As we hope you’ve seen, it’s where we bring you original reports on stories ranging from the real story of the Sound of Music’s Von Trapp family to Icelandic nights; extended interviews with everyone from the Farrelly Brothers to our People of the Year, Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush, to the head of the US Forces in Iraq; and a wealth of information you just won’t find anywhere else.

January 4, 2006 by 8 Comments
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  • http://dsl.sbc.yahoo.com caninecritters

    Here’s hoping all our men and women in the middle east come back home well and quickly.

  • Tony Segura

    Yes, we need to bring them back. We have already done our job.

    The only ignorant people are the Rush Limbaugh people who wish the new president fails.

    He is no better that the president of Iran wanting to blow Israel off the map.

    Of course he is drugattic so he doesn’t count.

  • Syed Shamsu Nazar Fatimi

    Hope the MISSION of inter connecting the nations and the diverse cultures and civilisations will achieve its GOAL. The Wisdom will prevail and the SATANIC FORCES will be exposed.

    s nazar fatimi

  • http://www.dialoguectl.com Syed Shamsu Nazar Fatimi

    Interconnection, Pluralism and Dialogue should be promoted

  • http://www.dialoguectl.com Syed Shamsu Nazar Fatimi

    Many religious leaders on the global surface are playing their ROLES, constrctive roles, for the benefit of the humanity and LOVE. They have great surge and urge for the development of pluralistic approach in the fast changing world. His Highness Aga Khan is one of these luminaries who without sacrificing his traditional ROLE voicing aloud for Pluralism, Dialogue,
    Harmony, and Harmonious development of humanity. He has got a hollistic approach about the recent ongoing global trend of “clash and conflicts” of the West against the Rest. The ethnic nature, idealogical esoteric labyrinth sophistry, lack of transparency in AKDN circles not to be attributed to His Highness. As compare to other eastern NGOs there is still ample tansparency in the AKDN Institution.The people’s unrest about the AKDN Institutions is due to the gulf of social, status differences and lack of transparency, should be considered locally. The differences of the AKDN operating globally in about 20 countries, and locally (indigenous) controversial modus operandi, has its own political, social, economical and
    historical perspective which cannot be obliterated timely. However His Highness’s Role in fund raising and captivating the dire needs of the deprived peoples and poors in the neglected CA,SA,NA is hairs plitting endeavour will always be appreciated and praised. Hope His good followers would follow Him and bring good name to the community whose voice not yet been listened and heard.

    Preacher of Dialogue and Pluralism
    S. Nazar Fatimi

    s. nazar Fatimi

  • http://www.dialoguectl.com s nazar Fatimi

    S Nazar Fatimi
    To evaluate transparency of any org or system should itself be very transparent. The funding agencies, the donors and the “Objectives Oriented NGOs “or governments identify the trust worthy HOST orgs and NGOs to hand over them their assetts, and promote their influence, and get their objectives achieved through these HOST agencies and orgs.

    They develop the relationship and interact as giver and reciever ,or GUEST and HOST. The Giver and the Guest always have the upper hand, and influence over the reciever, and this TREND travels down ward or horizenatal to the gross level.
    Again in circle, and through cyclic system the out put, the result and the benefits in kind and cash recycled to verticle direction I mean goes back to the donors and financers.

    The Donors and ,Guest, givers and the objectively oriented people and orgs have two options.
    (1) to deal with the Host Org/NGOs and to admit/accept whatever they show them, and continue to recieve the out put more or less. Often a huge army cannot achieve its goal than a medium donation or grant can do. And It is true.

    (2) seek alternative org, otherwise roll back the progrmmes and sit silent ! Then how you will govern, co-ordinate, influence and achieve your objectives and reach your goal. At last OR least you have to win and develop some opinion in reward.

    The AKDN Institutions which are not as to my opinion 100 per cent religious,political and denominational may be evaluated in this perspective if some wants to evaluate. What the people say, think, see, and observe, and what the CHANGES and DEVELOPMENTs brought that is a big dichotomous. Yes there are some but no MORE Model Organisations (VO, WO, Centres) and a sophisticated file and record system, Lap top,tip top showy presentations, and a candid celebrations all arrayed before the visitors or MMMs. What is left for the visitors except to continue and reap the out put, litttle or more, OR depart with some experience as many have done before.

    Let me have present the other episode in the next comment to come

    S Nazar Fatimi

  • http://www.dialoguectl.com s nazar Fatimi

    S Nazar Fatimi

    Continuation of the previous comment ! Transparency AKDN

    The AKDN developments were started in the perspective of 1982 ethnic clashes and voilence between the brother communities who were forced to indulge in this dirty situation. A mistrust was developed between the ethnic groupes. The Sunni and the area they accupy is said to be 72/73 per cent and the Aga Khani Nizari Ismailis are 27/28 per cent. The AKDN authorities and their sponsors IGNORED the following facts and factors.
    1. Research
    2. Field Work
    3. Home Work
    4. CONFLICT RESOLUTION in the Operational Area
    5. Democratic, Involvement, Sharing Principles and HARMONY
    The impression was communicated that the developments are started to punish the major Sunni community and to build up the minor community and create hegemony in the area which was against the DEMOCRATIC and PLURALISTIC principles as well as HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT.

    First the minor community, areas was focued. Site selection, enrolment, fund allocations, trainings, visits, volumes of projects in all areas the MAJOR Community was taken in to confidence and were kept aloof. In PLANNING, BOARD OF DIRECTORS and other major intervensions MONOLITHIC , un democratic and ethnic nature of SOP was adopted and excercised. No attempt was made in the major areas for ACCEPTANCE and involvement. Indirectly it was maneuvred to KEEP them away from various activities.

    This was felt by some foriegn agancies and as a result after a decade the Sunni major area was also taken in to consideration but with MUCH MORE RELUCTANCE and HALF HEARTEDLY. The discrimation existed any way. His Highness was approached but the intermediaries had already arranged to BLOCK it.
    Even in the Ismaili Areas the peoples were not satisfied with the developments. The new developements generated local and other fueds and eliminated the already existed CITIZES SENSE of co-operation and collectivism. Lot of discrimination was created as a result of lack of transparency and favourtism. Some model projects and organisations were established to demonstrate before the VISIOTORs and a lot of sophistication was displayed before the MMMs and others. Being no CHOICE and no ALTERNATIVE all was accepted for a little bit objective and output.
    When ACCEPTANCE and SHARING was being developed in the major Sunni community, the AKDN Institutions began to fold their activities and SHRINK their developments. Then HOW the HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT objective can be achieved..the Agencies and Donors are requested to PONDER over it…to continue
    For any querry please contact ssfatimi@gmail.com
    S nazar Fatimi

    - Posted by S Nazar Fatimi
    May 13, 2009 12:45 AM

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  • http://www.dialoguectl.com Sayed Shamsu Nazar Fatimi

    s nazar fatimi

    The 3rd part of the comment is being aired. It does not mean that without transparency we should not render services and roll back the processes. I mean TRANSPARENCY shouldbe the CORE VALUE while doing certain services. The peoples who doing services, should DO OF THEIR OWN without any foiegn help and support…submit ur comment to complete the 3rd episode..

    ssfatimi@gmail.com